On Sunday, September 14 our parish family joyfully gathered to celebrate the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, one of the five major feast days of the Armenian Church. Following the Blessing of the World (Antasdan), each person received a sprig of blessed sweet basil—a fragrant reminder of the life-giving...
On Mother’s Day Sunday, our parish joyfully celebrated Mother’s Day with a warm and festive gathering. The event was sponsored and coordinated by Dn. Murad Demirjian, with the support of Yn. Naira Azatyan and Ed Davidian. Following the church services, Der Hratch offered a special blessing for all mothers. The...
Even at the time of the Holy Apostles, the traditions in the Christian churches in the different parts of the world were not uniform. In fact, Christmas was probably not observed at all in the very early Church. Later, the mysteries of the birth and baptism of Jesus Christ began...
On June 16, parishioners of the St. Gregory of Narek Church of Cleveland, OH, held a special celebration of Father’s Day. At the close of badarak, pastor Fr. Hratch Sargsyan offered a message of encouragement to all the fathers of the parish, and conferred a special blessing on those present...
